TESL Requirements

The MA TESL curriculum provides professional training in descriptive and applied linguistics, methods of teaching English as a second language, materials development, and second language testing. In addition to the training they receive through course work, students also participate in a supervised internship program in ESL. The MA in English with an option in TESL consists of 30 credit hours (thesis option) or 34 credit hours (non-thesis option). In addition to these hours, students must fulfill the foreign language requirement and pass a qualifying examination in TESL/Linguistics.

The PhD program allows more specialization and encourages students to match their interests with course offerings. The departmental course offerings include a variety of seminars in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, second language theory and methodology, and second language testing. Students may also take elective courses in a variety of disciplines including anthropology, communicative sciences, sociology, psychology and education. Doctoral students must take a qualifying exam in the first year of study and a comprehensive exam at the end of their course work. A reading knowledge of two foreign languages or mastery of one foreign language, is required. For non-IndoEuropean languages, students may meet the reading knowledge requirement with 6 hours of coursework or one year of study and residence in a foreign country. Doctoral students earn a total of 60 hours (including 18-20 dissertation hours) beyond those required for the MA

Check the Graduate Guidelines for MA with TESL Option for more information.

English Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Oklahoma State University
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